HoHoHo! 12.25 seems like a good day to release 21.2.25. Brief summary of changes to 21.2.25 "Hephaestus" -- the LATEST.IS.* file has been renamed to LATEST-IS-*. -- the CVS tag to checkout the latest tarball is `r21-2-latest-beta'. -- 3 crashes in mapcar1 have been fixed. -- lwlib arg passing cleanup -- yet more widget and tab fixes -- yet another Tab sync -- specifier copying fix for widgets -- preparation for proper layouts -- native widgets used for some custom widgets -- (+ 1) is no longer incorrectly compiled -- char-before no longer has performance penalty -- xpm again works on Windows -- native Windows fixes from Adrian Aichner -- Mule fixes from Yoshiki Hayashi -- properly detect Athena widgets headers and libs, preventing crashes from misdetection and from libraries and headers that don't match, from Daniel Pittman -------- ChangeLog entries from xemacs-21.2.25/ChangeLog ------- 1999-12-17 Yoshiki Hayashi <t90553(a)mail.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp&gt; * README: Remove msdos part. 1999-12-17 Martin Buchholz <martin(a)xemacs.org&gt; * configure.in: Oops. xpm doesn't actually depend on X11. I got confused by the name (like others get confused by `xemacs'?) -------- ChangeLog entries from xemacs-21.2.25/lib-src/ChangeLog ------- 1999-12-21 Martin Buchholz <martin(a)xemacs.org&gt; * fakemail.c (cuserid): ((expr)) ==> (expr) * fakemail.c (xmalloc): ANSIfy. 1999-12-14 Martin Buchholz <martin(a)xemacs.org&gt; * config.values.sh: Only update config.values.in if changed. No external dependencies except perl. No temporary files. -------- ChangeLog entries from xemacs-21.2.25/lisp/ChangeLog ------- 1999-12-24 Yoshiki Hayashi <t90553(a)mail.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp&gt; * hyper-apropos.el (hyper-apropos): Toggle hyper-apropos-programming-apropos correctly. Set REGEXP when user accepts default value. 1999-12-22 Yoshiki Hayashi <t90553(a)mail.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp&gt; * minibuf.el (read-from-minibuffer): Bind minibuffer-default. (read-file-name-2): Use DEFAULT argument of read-from-minibuffer. 1999-12-22 Yoshiki Hayashi <t90553(a)mail.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp&gt; * mule/mule-category.el (undefined-category-designator): Return char instead of character. Search for undefined one. (describe-category): Use with-displaying-help-buffer. 1999-12-21 Martin Buchholz <martin(a)xemacs.org&gt; * byte-optimize.el (byte-optimize-plus): Optimize (+ 1) to 1 instead of (1+ nil). * files.el (basic-save-buffer): Rewrite for clarity. Use (char-before). * byte-optimize.el (byte-compile-butlast): Remove. Use butlast instead. * byte-optimize.el (byte-optimize-char-before): New function. Remove performance penalty for using (char-before) instead of (char-after). 1999-12-20 Yoshiki Hayashi <t90553(a)mail.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp&gt; * mule/mule-category.el (char-category-list): Return character instead of integer. 1999-12-17 Yoshiki Hayashi <t90553(a)mail.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp&gt; * minibuf.el (read-buffer): Check default is buffer object. 1999-11-25 Andy Piper <andy(a)xemacs.org&gt; * cus-edit.el (custom-buffer-create-buttons): Use native widgets for buttons. 1999-12-16 Andreas Jaeger <aj(a)suse.de&gt; * package-get.el (package-get-maybe-save-index): Fixed typo. Patch by Jeff Miller <jmiller(a)smart.net&gt;. 1999-12-13 Charles G Waldman <cgw(a)alum.mit.edu&gt; * gnuserv.el (gnuserv-process-filter): don't call gnuserv-write-to-client when gnuserv-current-client is nil -------- ChangeLog entries from xemacs-21.2.25/lwlib/ChangeLog ------- 1999-12-23 Andy Piper <andy(a)xemacs.org&gt; * lwlib.c (lw_copy_widget_value_args): don't create empty widget_args just because someone might use them later. This makes all widgets look like they've changed. 1999-12-22 Andy Piper <andy(a)xemacs.org&gt; * xlwtabs.c: Fix for X11R5 from Damon Lipparelli <lipp(a)primus.com&gt;. 1999-12-21 Martin Buchholz <martin(a)xemacs.org&gt; * xlwscrollbar.c (seg_pixel_sizes): ((expr)) ==> (expr) 1999-12-12 Daniel Pittman <daniel(a)danann.net&gt; * lwlib-Xaw.c: * xlwcheckbox.c: * xlwgauge.h: * xlwgaugeP.h: * xlwradio.c: * xlwradio.h: * xlwradioP.h: Clean up Athena widget support: - Athena headers now use dynamic include paths. 1999-12-08 Andy Piper <andy(a)xemacs.org&gt; * xlwtabs.c: sync with Tabs 2.2. * xlwtabP.h: ditto. -------- ChangeLog entries from xemacs-21.2.25/man/ChangeLog ------- 1999-12-21 Martin Buchholz <martin(a)xemacs.org&gt; * lispref/text.texi (Near Point): Document `char-before'. 1999-12-20 Adrian Aichner <adrian(a)xemacs.org&gt; * widget.texi: Fix typos and possessive singular errors. Break long sentences for readability. Remove some redundant commas. 1999-12-18 Martin Buchholz <martin(a)xemacs.org&gt; * lispref/functions.texi (Mapping Functions): Warn about mapping functions modifying their sequences. 1999-12-15 Sandra Wambold <wambold(a)xemacs.org&gt; * xemacs-faq.texi: link to matlab.el added; misc. address changes -------- ChangeLog entries from xemacs-21.2.25/nt/ChangeLog ------- 1999-12-15 Scott Blachowicz <Scott.Blachowicz(a)seaslug.org&gt; * minitar.c (main): Add explicit exit(0) to get successful return code. -------- ChangeLog entries from xemacs-21.2.25/src/ChangeLog ------- 1999-12-22 Yoshiki Hayashi <t90553(a)mail.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp&gt; * syntax.c (vars_of_syntax): Initialize parse-sexp_ignore_comments. 1999-12-21 Martin Buchholz <martin(a)xemacs.org&gt; * editfns.c (Fpoint_min): (Fpoint_min_marker): (Fpoint_max): (Fpoint_max_marker): (Fchar_after): (Fchar_before): Docstring fixes. What's a `buffer pointer' anyways? * editfns.c (char=): Remove unused and undocumented optional third BUFFER argument. * toolbar.h (DEVICE_SUPPORTS_TOOLBARS_P): * fns.c (plists_differ): * elhash.c (HASH_CODE): * elhash.c (KEYS_EQUAL_P): * redisplay-output.c (redisplay_move_cursor): * redisplay.c (create_text_block): * floatfns.c (Flogb): * glyphs-msw.c (mswindows_initialize_image_instance_mask): * glyphs-msw.c (xpm_to_eimage): * buffer.h (POINT_MARKER_P): * syntax.c (scan_lists): * cmdloop.c (Fcommand_loop_1): * widget.c (Fwidget_apply): * regex.c (STREQ): Remove extra parens, esp. of the form ((expr)) * floatfns.c (Flogb): Make 64-bit clean. 1999-12-12 Daniel Pittman <daniel(a)danann.net&gt; * configure.in: * configure.usage: Clean up Athena widget support: - Add `with-athena' to select a variant. - Remove all `athena3d' options. - Robust detection of Athena libraries and headers. - Refuse to build with mismatched library and headers. - Only build a 3d Athena if the user asks for it. 1999-12-21 Andy Piper <andy(a)xemacs.org&gt; * redisplay.c (redisplay_frame): check for faces changed when reseting subwindow caches. * glyphs.h (struct ii_keyword_entry): add copy_p. (struct image_instantiator_methods): add query_geometry_method and layout_children_method. (IIFORMAT_VALID_GENERIC_KEYWORD): new macro to take into account copying characteristics of keywords. (IIFORMAT_VALID_NONCOPY_KEYWORD): new macro for defining keywords whose arguments should not be copied by the specifier code. (image_instance_geometry): new enum for layouts. (struct Lisp_Image_Instance): re-jig for layouts and update macros. * glyphs.c (string_instantiate): rename variables. (image_instantiate): add strings to those widgets that are instantiated per-window. (image_copy_vector_instantiator): new function for copying glyph specifier instantiators. (image_copy_instantiator): ditto. * glyphs-x.c (x_update_subwindow): use new face update functions. (update_widget_face): update to use new lwlib arg functions. (update_tab_widget_face): new function for updating tab control label faces. (x_widget_instantiate): use new face update functions and new lwlib arg functions. (x_tab_control_instantiate): ditto. (x_tab_control_set_property): ditto. * glyphs-widget.c (VALID_GUI_KEYWORDS): use NONCOPY keyword for callbacks and other things that could recurse. (VALID_GUI_KEYWORDS): * event-msw.c: fix cpp stuff for cygwin < b20. * config.h.in: move uid_t and friends to before the s&m files so that they can be used there. * Makefile.in.in (debug-temacs): new target that adds emacs environment before invoking gdb. * lwlib.h (_widget_args): new structure for holding widget args. It is reference counted so that we don't have to copy Xt args. (_widget_value): remove widget args. Add reference to widget_args. * lwlib.c (free_widget_value_contents): free widget args using free_widget_value_args. * lwlib-Xaw.c (xaw_update_one_widget): use new arg packet. (xaw_update_one_widget): use XtIsSubclass for determining labels. * lwlib.c (lw_add_value_args_to_args): modify to use our reference counted arg packet. (lw_add_widget_value_arg): new function. Add an arg to the arg packet. (free_widget_value_args): new function. Remove a reference counted arg packet. (lw_copy_widget_value_args): new function. Copy reference counted arg packet. (merge_widget_value_args): new function. Do a merge of widget args. (merge_widget_value): use it. (copy_widget_value_tree): copy widget args using reference counting, since we can't easily copy the args we have been given. * specifier.h (struct specifier_methods): add copy_instantiator_method. * specifier.c (build_up_processed_list): use copy_instantiator_method if defined. 1999-12-19 Martin Buchholz <martin(a)xemacs.org&gt; * fns.c (Ffillarray): Use O(N), not O(N^2) algorithm for strings. 1999-12-19 Hrvoje Niksic <hniksic(a)iskon.hr&gt; * profile.c (sigprof_handler): FUN retrieved from the backtrace can also be a cons representing anonymous interpreted function. 1999-12-18 Martin Buchholz <martin(a)xemacs.org&gt; * fns.c (mapcar1): (Fmapconcat): (Fmapcar): (Fmapvector): Docstring fixes. Make them consistent with the lispref and ANSI Lisp. 1999-12-17 Martin Buchholz <martin(a)xemacs.org&gt; * print.c (print_internal): print ?+ instead of ?\+, etc... Make printing a little more efficient. Prevent buffer overflow if sizeof EMACS_INT > 8. My first 128-bit fix! 1999-12-14 Karl M. Hegbloom <karlheg(a)inetarena.com&gt; * filelock.c (unlock_all_files): GC_CONSP should be CONSP 1999-12-17 Martin Buchholz <martin(a)xemacs.org&gt; * database.c: * window.c: * event-stream.c: Remove last vestigial uses of GC_* * fns.c (mapcar1): Fix ***THREE*** obscure crashes in one function! - Two of those involve evil mapping functions that destructively modify a list being mapped over. - Any garbage collection when mapping over a string could cause a crash (typically in mapconcat). 1999-12-08 Adrian Aichner <adrian(a)xemacs.org&gt; * s\windowsnt.h (DIRECTORY_SEP): Initialize from `Vdirectory_sep_char'. * lisp.h: Add declaration for `Vdirectory_sep_char' to allow customization of `DIRECTORY_SEP' under native Windows NT. 1999-12-14 Katsumi Yamaoka <yamaoka(a)jpl.org&gt; * buffer.c (Fbury_buffer): Add directions to the docstring. -------- ChangeLog entries from xemacs-21.2.25/tests/ChangeLog ------- 1999-12-21 Martin Buchholz <martin(a)xemacs.org&gt; * automated/byte-compiler-tests.el: Add Jan's tests for equal effect of bytecode and interpreted code. * automated/lisp-tests.el: Add tests for near-text functions. 1999-12-19 Martin Buchholz <martin(a)xemacs.org&gt; * automated/mule-tests.el: Add tests for fillarray, aset. 1999-12-17 Martin Buchholz <martin(a)xemacs.org&gt; * automated/lisp-tests.el: Add tests for mapcar1() crashes.